Chapter 168: Wounds from Arrows Must Be Repaid with Arrows
"How truly... interesting." Provoked by both Yugi and Pharaoh, Pegasus laughed in anger, drawing a Card from his Hand. "Since you Yugi-boy want to see your Monster Destroyed so badly, then let me satisfy you!"
"Magic Card, Tribute to the Doomed! Discard one Card from my Hand, Destroy one Monster on the Field!" Pegasus pointed his Finger at the rightmost Magical Hats on Yugi's Field. "This time, me choose this one!"
The ground beneath the Magical Hats chosen by Pegasus cracked open, and dense bandages, fluttering like seaweed, rose from within. The bandages, which should have been white, had oxidized and turned yellow, tightly wrapping around the Magical Hats above, crushing and tearing it apart.
Just like the previous one, this Magical Hats was also empty inside, with no trace of Dark Magician Girl.
"Heh, how truly ridiculous. Your actions are laughable, Pegasus. You keep saying you're the Father of Duel Monsters, a god-like existence to Duel Monsters," Hayato sneered, laughing. "But without the ability to see through people's hearts using the Millennium Eye, have you even lost a Duelist's Judgment Ability?"
Pharaoh added fuel to the fire: "Pegasus, what did that transplanted Eye of yours see? What did the Wisdom that created Duel Monsters build? What did your unscrupulous means ultimately gain? In the end, you've only revealed your own foolishness!"
"You, who created Duel Monsters, couldn't possibly be unaware that the crucial factors determining the winner and loser of a Duel are the Judgment Ability to discern whether the situation is favorable to oneself, and the Intuition to decide what kind of Offensive to adopt." Compared to Pharaoh, Yugi Mutou's tone was calm, but his words were sharp and incisive. "Pegasus, you who have always relied on the Millennium Eye, your Judgment Ability and Intuition are worse than a fourth-rate Duelist's!"
At this moment, Yugi suddenly felt that Kaiba's Lines were quite useful in certain situations, especially when trying to provoke the opponent.
Pegasus gritted his teeth, his eyes fixed on Yugi and Hayato. He had a feeling that the two of them were constantly trying to enrage him, and he had to admit, they were doing a very successful job.
"Mutou, Yugi!" The enraged Pegasus could no longer maintain his usual elegant composure, and he angrily played the Card in his Hand. "I Activate Magic Card, Magic Cancel Barrier!"
A Hexagram Magic Circle appeared on the Field, surrounding Yugi and Hayato's Fields.
The moment the Magic Circle formed, the two remaining Magical Hats on Yugi's Field instantly turned into Smoke and Dispersed, revealing Dark Magician Girl who was secretly flipping through a thick spellbook. Her hiding place suddenly vanished, and Dark Magician Girl immediately blushed.
Neither Hayato nor Yugi had ever heard of the Card Pegasus just Activated. After a brief guess, that Card was likely another one from Pegasus's series of "one-of-a-kind Cards" that he printed for himself.
"The Effect of Magic Cancel Barrier is to eliminate all activated Magic Cards on the opponent's Field, whether it's Equip Cards equipped to Monsters, or permanently active Magical Hats." Pegasus's eyes widened, his Face Art on full display, staring intently at Yugi. "That means, now your Dark Magician Girl can't hide from my Attack!"
Pegasus expected to see expressions of unwillingness or shock on Yugi's face, but he found that even though his Monster was about to be Destroyed, Yugi's face showed a "plan successful" smile:
"Hmph, Sore wa dou kana?"
"Nani?!"
Before anyone knew it, Pharaoh had switched back to Yugi Mutou. Seeing the Magic Cancel Barrier Pegasus Activated surround his Field, he decisively flipped over a Set Card: "I've been waiting for you to use this Card for a long time, Pegasus!"
"Activate Set Card, Magic Effect Arrow! This Card can Transfer the magic effect on my Field to the opponent's Field." Yugi waved his Hand. "What I will Transfer is the Magic Cancel Barrier you just placed on my Field!"
"What, it's Magic Effect Arrow!" Pegasus's expression turned to Panic when he saw the Set Card Yugi Activated. "The Magic Card I have Spread Open on my Field is... Toon World?!?"
"Heh heh, Pegasus, you didn't notice that at all, did you? I would set the Trap on the Field, and the other me and Hayato would play the role of provoking you," Yugi Mutou said in a calm tone.
"Duel Monsters is not just a game of guessing and reading the Psychology of both Duelists. More importantly, it's about the Card choices each Turn and the grasp of Attack Timing. You, who lost your Composure and blindly used your Cards, have already lost!"
"I will shatter the Illusion of Toon World!"
The Magic Cancel Barrier that had Spread Open on Yugi's Field transformed into a stream of Mystical Power and converged into the Magic Effect Arrow, shooting straight towards the Toon World Spread Open on Pegasus's Field, just like the arrow that Toon Mermaid shot at Yugi earlier.
Toon Barrel Dragon, standing on Toon World, was in utter Panic, frantically trying to intercept the Magic Effect Arrow that intended to Destroy its foothold, but it was a step too late.
The arrowhead carrying the Magic Cancel Barrier struck Toon World. This Fairy Tale Book, which Pegasus cherished immensely, suddenly tore open before his stunned gaze, turning into Page Fragments scattering everywhere.
Toon Barrel Dragon, which had emerged from Toon World earlier because it Activated its Effect, was thrown into the air by the Shockwave of the Explosion and then fell heavily to the ground. As for Toon Mermaid, which had transformed into a Toon Monster because of Toon World, it was spit out from the Book Pages at the last moment and returned to its original form.
Even the Life Points Pegasus had Paid in the previous Turn to maintain the Effect of Toon World were returned.
Pegasus: 5100→6600LP
"Oh~No! Toon World was Destroyed! The children's Dream will be shattered because of this! This is not a Toon that can be shown to kids!" Although Pegasus was still speaking in his usual strange accent, his expression was visibly gloomy. "However, that was truly Lucky."
"Toon Barrel Dragon is not a Toon Monster that was created through Conversion, so it won't turn back into a normal Barrel Dragon because of Toon World's disappearance. However, because of Toon World's disappearance, it temporarily cannot Direct Attack you, Yugi-boy."
"But!" Pegasus pointed his Finger at the Dark Magician Girl on Yugi's Field. "That Dark Magician Girl must Leave Field!"
"Toon Barrel Dragon's Shot!"
(Most Toon Monsters have a Negative Effect where they are Destroyed when Toon World is Destroyed, but Toon Barrel Dragon uses the Real Card's rules and doesn't have that Side Effect, though it lost the ability to Direct Attack)
(End of Chapter)